Before (end of 1996) (58 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 32 · Conservative 23 · Other 3 · Labour 0
After (end of 1997) (58 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 32 · Conservative 23 · Other 3 · Labour 0
Ward results
Brockenhurst1 seat · turnout 74.1%
| T. Thornber | Conservative | 4,285 ✓ |
| R. Kalis | Liberal Democrats | 2,379 |
| O. Bevan | Labour | 638 |
Dibden And Hythe1 seat · turnout 74.0%
| B. Dash | Liberal Democrats | 5,318 ✓ |
| T. Johnson | Conservative | 4,138 |
| J. Francis | Labour | 2,095 |
Fawley1 seat · turnout 70.6%
| A. McEvoy | Conservative | 2,924 ✓ |
| M Cox | Liberal Democrats | 2,825 |
| M. Perkins | Labour | 1,834 |
Fordingbridge1 seat · turnout 74.3%
| M Shand | Liberal Democrats | 3,201 ✓ |
| J Lovering | Conservative | 3,084 |
| J Smith | Labour | 521 |
Lymington1 seat · turnout 72.3%
| S Hayes | Conservative | 4,417 ✓ |
| J. Vernon-Jackson | Liberal Democrats | 3,131 |
| R. Coates | Labour | 933 |
Lyndhurst1 seat · turnout 73.0%
| M. Kendal | Conservative | 3,090 ✓ |
| M. Ferguson | Liberal Democrats | 3,077 |
| D. Adamson | Labour | 974 |
Milford & Hordle1 seat · turnout 75.8%
| A. Rice | Conservative | 6,637 ✓ |
| W. Davies | Liberal Democrats | 3,142 |
| C Coldwell | Labour | 1,406 |
New Milton1 seat · turnout 69.4%
| M. Jones | Conservative | 5,197 ✓ |
| D Hart | Liberal Democrats | 3,872 |
Totton North1 seat · turnout 73.3%
| J Dawson | Liberal Democrats | 2,905 ✓ |
| J Roche | Conservative | 2,873 |
| Peter Sopowski | Labour | 1,889 |
Totton South1 seat · turnout 72.1%
| E. Randall | Conservative | 3,864 ✓ |
| F Harrison | Liberal Democrats | 3,422 |
| B. Golden | Labour | 2,863 |